Elizabeth Anne Clark (born 6 November 1953 in

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

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), is an Australian former politician with the Labor Party in the Queensland Legislature who held the seat for

Clayfield Clayfield is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Clayfield had a population of 10,555 people. Geography Clayfield is by road from the Brisbane GPO. Clayfield is bordered to the north by Nundah, to the east b ...

and also an actress of television and film, director, producer and presenter, credited as Liddy Clark and Liddy Clarke.

Acting career

She has various credits in

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and

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to her name. Film credits include '' Mad Dog Morgan'', '' Blue Fin'', '' The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'', ''Touch and Go'''',

Kitty and the Bagman ''Kitty and the Bagman'' is a 1983 Australian film about gangsters in the 1920s. It was based on the rivalry of Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine. Premise Kitty O'Rourke arrives in Australia from England as a war bride. Her husband is arrested by a S ...

'' and ''

Annie's Coming Out ''Annie's Coming Out'' (also known as ''A Test of Love'') is a 1984 Australian drama film directed by Gil Brealey. It is based on the 1980 book ''Annie's Coming Out'' which was written by Rosemary Crossley, with the assistance of Anne McDonald. ...

''. She is possibly best known for her two small screen roles in the cult series '' Prisoner''. She played child killer Bella Albrecht for two episodes in 1979 and Sharon Smart, the victim of a crooked religious cult, for six episodes in 1983. In 1988, Clark played the role of battered wife Kerry Barlow in ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a tri ...

''. She was a regular cast member in the series ''

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'' and has also made guest appearances in '' Cop Shop'', '' Matlock Police'', '' The Sullivans'', '' Kingswood Country'', ''

A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were p ...

'' and ''

Echo Point ''Echo Point'' is an Australian television soap opera produced by Southern Star Group for Network Ten on 1 June 1995 until 1 December 1995. The series was devised as an attempt by the Ten Network to rival the opposition soap ''Home and Away' ...

'', she also featured in the ''Prisoner'' re-imaging series '' Wentworth''. She was a presenter on the long-running children's program '' Play School.''

Political career

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she defeated

Santo Santoro Santo Santoro (born 27 April 1956) is a former Australian politician and a former deputy leader of the Liberal Party in Queensland. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1989 to 2001; and a member of the Australian Sena ...

in the normally

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Liberal seat of

in the

Legislative Assembly of Queensland The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly ...

. Even allowing for the massive Labor wave that swept through the state in that election, Clark's election was considered a shock result. She was briefly Minister for Indigenous Affairs in the government of Peter Beattie, She was involved in the so-called "Winegate" affair. A bottle of wine was taken aboard a government jet travelling to a "dry" indigenous community in North Queensland. Two of Clark's staff were moved from their jobs over the affair, and after an independent inquiry Clark was cleared of any wrongdoing. She lost the seat, the most marginal in Queensland, at the 2006 Election.

Filmography

TELEVISION

References

External links

Personal website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Liddy 1953 births Living people Actresses from Adelaide Australian film actresses Australian soap opera actresses Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Women members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Australian children's television presenters Politicians from Adelaide 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Australian women television presenters